The uncertain future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet
The Antarctic Ice Sheet is losing mass at an accelerating pace, and ice loss will likely continue over the coming decades and centuries. Some regions of the ice sheet may reach a tipping point, potentially leading to rates of sea level rise at least an order of magnitude larger than those observed n...
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craaas:10.1126/science.aaz5487 2024-06-23T07:46:08+00:00 The uncertain future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet Pattyn, Frank Morlighem, Mathieu 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz5487 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.aaz5487 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 367, issue 6484, page 1331-1335 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 2020 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz5487 2024-05-24T12:53:52Z The Antarctic Ice Sheet is losing mass at an accelerating pace, and ice loss will likely continue over the coming decades and centuries. Some regions of the ice sheet may reach a tipping point, potentially leading to rates of sea level rise at least an order of magnitude larger than those observed now, owing to strong positive feedbacks in the ice-climate system. How fast and how much Antarctica will contribute to sea level remains uncertain, but multimeter sea level rise is likely for a mean global temperature increase of around 2°C above preindustrial levels on multicentennial time scales, or sooner for unmitigated scenarios. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Sheet AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Antarctic The Antarctic Science 367 6484 1331 1335 |
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The Antarctic Ice Sheet is losing mass at an accelerating pace, and ice loss will likely continue over the coming decades and centuries. Some regions of the ice sheet may reach a tipping point, potentially leading to rates of sea level rise at least an order of magnitude larger than those observed now, owing to strong positive feedbacks in the ice-climate system. How fast and how much Antarctica will contribute to sea level remains uncertain, but multimeter sea level rise is likely for a mean global temperature increase of around 2°C above preindustrial levels on multicentennial time scales, or sooner for unmitigated scenarios. |
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